Testimonials from 256 women in the music industry confirm the result of the digital survey Por Elas Que Fazem a Música 2023, carried out by the Brazilian Union of Composers (UBC), between March 16th and 29th of this year, which shows that 85% of women in the music have experienced gender discrimination at some point in their career. The survey includes authors, singers, producers, interpreters and professionals from the country’s music sector. “I’m a black woman and businesswoman, but I’m constantly mistaken for a dancer or family members of the artists I represent”, said Ana Paula Paulino. According to the survey, 76% of music professionals said they had already been victims of harassment in the workplace. evaluation of the entity’s Communication and Marketing coordinator, Mila Ventura, the survey is a cut of our society as a whole. , in an interview with Agência Brasil. to tease the artist before me”, said Rafaella De Vuono. Paula Lima is the first black woman to assume the presidency of UBC. Photo: Diego Melo/Divulgaçāo The president of UBC, Paula Lima, author and singer, considered the results of the study liberators, in the sense of revealing that other women also suffered harassment and violence in the midst of music. “This frees you up in the sense that you say this is wrong, I won’t let it happen”, said Paula to Agência Brasil. For her, the percentages found are high, in the negative sense. “I think that through dialogue and conversation we change. I was very moved, impressed and very happy, in general, with this understanding”. UBC will continue to do these surveys. “We are in a process of evolution and transformation”. Paula said that UBC is committed to ensuring that there is equity, respect and equality with women. “We open more doors for female professionals, for more women in society as well. Acting this way in here, in our core, it also spreads and ends up being that tree of good, with a thousand branches. We always believe in diversity, inclusion, equality and, obviously, women.” Identification For UBC’s Communication and Marketing manager, Mila Ventura, every woman who works in the music industry identifies with something at some point. “Our intention, as an association, was to be able to generate data so that these topics could be discussed more clearly with society. Many women in the industry were grateful for the initiative, precisely because it was time for them to be heard.” Harassment and discrimination were the central focus of the new UBC survey. “Because we know that this is very important, many women go through this every day and we didn’t have data to encourage a clearer discussion”, she pointed out. The idea is, from the moment concrete data is available, to try to create a new model of thought in the male universe about this. “It is important to review this thought, this attitude, this way of operating in the male universe in the face of all this”, signaled Mila Ventura. She believes that men with common sense will recognize themselves in some attitude and will, at the very least, rethink and be part of the movement to create a new way of thinking and acting with women, calling the attention of a friend who he realizes is making an inconvenient joke, which the woman lives constantly. She also commented that in the field of music, as it has been a predominantly male environment for many years, it is increasingly difficult. Mila drew attention to the fact that, in the music market, there is especially the issue of nightlife, entertainment, and drinking. So, somehow, that space draws a very fine line of understanding that the woman is there because she is working, with a professional attitude and is not available. For her, who has already traveled with musicians, in teams with 35 men, and only her as a woman, finding that place of respect is exhausting, tiring and constant. In her view, harassment and discrimination in the music environment is no longer tolerable or acceptable. Data According to the classifications of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), most survey participants identified themselves as white (67%), followed by mixed race (18%) and black (13%). Indigenous (1.5%) and Asian (0.5%) women also participated. Most respondents are between 31 and 40 years old (36%), but there is also a significant number of women aged between 41 and 50 years old (24%). Elderly women were a minority (2%). No minors responded to the survey. Most respondents are single (51%) and the vast majority (63%) do not have children. The survey points, on the other hand, to advances related to the acceptance of gender diversity. Almost all responses were given by cisgender women, most of whom were heterosexual (65%), followed by bisexuals (21%) and homosexuals (10%). Transgender women represented 2% of the responses, with 1.5% being bisexual and 0.5% being heterosexual. Other testimonials Anonymous or not, the reports were also authorized by their authors and reveal moments of harassment experienced in the music industry. “The guy asked me to sing at a super important event and, after I was confirmed, he started hitting on me. However, I didn’t care and, when the day of the event arrived, he withdrew my participation”, said Isabella Letícia Bom Soares. Following the classifications of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), most of the research participants identified themselves as white (67%), followed by brown (18%) and black (13%). Indigenous women (1.5%) and yellow (0.5%) also participated. “I’ve been through all kinds of harassment and unpleasant situations At the age of 13, I was already working as a singer. And I was raped while traveling for work. I’ve really been through a lot. From inconvenient “jokes”, attempts at physical contact by force, to proposals like “I’ll help you, you can help”, in the case of sexual favors in exchange for sponsorship. (Melissa da Maia Koslouski) Most respondents are between 31 and 40 years old (36%), but there is also a significant number of women in the range between 41 and 50 years old (24%). The elderly were a minority (2%). No minors responded to the survey. Most respondents are single (51%) and the vast majority (63%) do not have children. “I got to the point of blocking men who think they can do anything. Personally, in past ‘shows’, I’ve heard from bar owners and ‘concert’ venues that the fee would be higher if they wore less clothes or if there was a private after party (after the party). (Fabiana Bellentani Cabral de Oliveira) O survey points out, on the other hand, advances related to the acceptance of gender diversity. Almost all responses were given by cisgender women, most of whom were heterosexual (65%), followed by bisexuals (21%) and homosexuals (10%). Transgender women represented 2% of the responses, with 1.5% being bisexual and 0.5% being heterosexual.
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